30-04-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Cork graveyard that is the burial site of a legendary 18th Century figure gets funding for vital repairs
Dún Dea-Radhairc Graveyard Committee were successful in their application for a portion of the €7.5m available from the 2025 Community Monuments Fund.
The funding awarded will go towards creating a conservation report to identify the repairs required for the graveyard at present and plan for future improvements.
The graveyard walls were identified as a part of the resource that requires work.
Fine Gael Councillor Ted Lucey said the committee applied for the funding last year but were unsuccessful, and he believes this year's funding will allow them to apply for a bigger grant next year.
'The boundary wall is in very bad condition and the graveyard itself could do with an uplift.
'There is a lot of history there,' Mr Lucey said.
Legendary Cork hero Art Ó Laoghaire – of Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire fame – who was killed by shots fired by soldiers but paid for by a local sheriff who Mr Ó Laoghaire refused to sell his horse to, 253 years ago on Sunday, May 4, was buried outside the graveyard.
'He was buried outside the graveyard first, but I don't know where he ended up, but there is a pile of history there,' Mr Lucey added.
The premise of the fund is to protect monuments from the effects of increased weathering and severe climate events.
Mr Lucey said he is 'glad' that the Dún Dea-Radhairc Graveyard Committee received the funding.
'It would be great if they qualified for the funding again next year.
'I was glad that they got it because they are a good community and organisation.
'This will give them the platform to create a plan, do more investigating and pave the way to apply for stage one of a bigger bracket next year,' Mr Lucey concluded.
